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Button Bowl ~ December TO - BHS - 1:00 PM
YOUR OFFICIAL
ethpagc ne N NEWSPAPER
VOL 34 NO. 49 DECEMBER 8-14, 2000 40 Cents
Making A Difference MAGICAL
Chamber Lighting Ceremony a Huge Success
The students in Jackie
Cordiner's third grade class at
Central Boulevard School in
Bethpage, New York, have learned
from experience that you are never
too young to make a difference. For
their first participation in National
Make A Difference Day, Mrs.
Cordiner's twenty two students held
a "read-a-thon" to raise money to
buy holiday toys for needy children
on Long Island. Everyone was very
excited from the start of this project,
but no one expected it to go as far as
it did.
First, the class made a pledge to
read as much as they could on
Saturday, October 28th. Then they
had to get sponsors who would
agree to donate a specific amount of
money for each page read on Make
A Difference Day. For two weeks,
students came in each day revealing
their latest sponsor and how much
money they were raising. The
children left on Friday, October 27th
eager to begin reading.
Stories were told Monday
morning of kids reading in the car, at
the breakfast table, at grandma's
house, and in the park. No one could
wait to see how much money was
actually raised. As sponsor sheets
and money came in, the current total
was calculated. The children's eyes
got wider each day as the amount
grew. Finally, a week later,
everything was turned in and
applause broke out as the final total
was announced: $1,056.41! No one
could quite believe that so much
money was raised from one day of
reading!
Knowing how much money we
had, the class brainstormed a list of
toys that other children their age
would enjoy. Over the weekend, Mr.
and Mrs. Cordiner went to shop at
the local "Toys R Us." Parents
generously agreed to donate rolls of
wrapping paper and came into the
classroom the week before
Thanksgiving to help the class wrap
all the gifts. It was so exciting for
every child to wrap and put gift tags
on the toys that their reading efforts
helped to buy. From the big smiles
on their faces, it is plain to see that at
the age of eight, these twenty-two
children have already begun to
appreciate the joy of giving.
Kids' Quotes
"How did you feel after Make
A Difference Day?"
"I was proud." -- Jessalyn
"I'm glad that we did this
because we're helping a lot of
people." -- Michael
"I'm happy because I learned to
help other people." -- Scott
"It was fun reading and I tried to
read a lot of books." -- Carly
"I want to do it again because it
was fun." -- Debra
"It made me feel better because I
helped people." -- Sal
(cont. on p. 9)
Here comes Santa Claus....who thumbed a ride to the event from
the Bethoage Fire Department.
Look at those legs!!!!!!
The Bethpage Chamber of
Commerce Holiday Lighting
Ceremony was nothing short of
magical. On December 3 over 1000
Bethpage residents took to the
streets of Bethpage to usher in the
holidays by lighting our gorgeous 40
foot Christmas tree and our
beautiful Menorah. The ceremony
began with the melodious voices of
the St. Paul's Choir who got
everyone into the holiday spirit. Gary
Bretton, Gary Bretton, Chamber
President and Nassau County
Legislator Ed Mangano spoke to the
crowd and wished everyone a happy
healthy holiday. Next Rabbi Gordon
and Roslee Radish of the Bethpage
Jewish Community Center
addressed the gathering and wished
all a wonderful holiday. Residents
were then treated to the powerful
voice of Cantor Mordechai Dier and
children from the BJCC. Then in was
countdown time and before we knew
it over 2000 lights were shining
brightly on Bethpage Christmas Tree
(cont. on p. 10 & 11)

Button Bowl ~ December TO - BHS - 1:00 PM
YOUR OFFICIAL
ethpagc ne N NEWSPAPER
VOL 34 NO. 49 DECEMBER 8-14, 2000 40 Cents
Making A Difference MAGICAL
Chamber Lighting Ceremony a Huge Success
The students in Jackie
Cordiner's third grade class at
Central Boulevard School in
Bethpage, New York, have learned
from experience that you are never
too young to make a difference. For
their first participation in National
Make A Difference Day, Mrs.
Cordiner's twenty two students held
a "read-a-thon" to raise money to
buy holiday toys for needy children
on Long Island. Everyone was very
excited from the start of this project,
but no one expected it to go as far as
it did.
First, the class made a pledge to
read as much as they could on
Saturday, October 28th. Then they
had to get sponsors who would
agree to donate a specific amount of
money for each page read on Make
A Difference Day. For two weeks,
students came in each day revealing
their latest sponsor and how much
money they were raising. The
children left on Friday, October 27th
eager to begin reading.
Stories were told Monday
morning of kids reading in the car, at
the breakfast table, at grandma's
house, and in the park. No one could
wait to see how much money was
actually raised. As sponsor sheets
and money came in, the current total
was calculated. The children's eyes
got wider each day as the amount
grew. Finally, a week later,
everything was turned in and
applause broke out as the final total
was announced: $1,056.41! No one
could quite believe that so much
money was raised from one day of
reading!
Knowing how much money we
had, the class brainstormed a list of
toys that other children their age
would enjoy. Over the weekend, Mr.
and Mrs. Cordiner went to shop at
the local "Toys R Us." Parents
generously agreed to donate rolls of
wrapping paper and came into the
classroom the week before
Thanksgiving to help the class wrap
all the gifts. It was so exciting for
every child to wrap and put gift tags
on the toys that their reading efforts
helped to buy. From the big smiles
on their faces, it is plain to see that at
the age of eight, these twenty-two
children have already begun to
appreciate the joy of giving.
Kids' Quotes
"How did you feel after Make
A Difference Day?"
"I was proud." -- Jessalyn
"I'm glad that we did this
because we're helping a lot of
people." -- Michael
"I'm happy because I learned to
help other people." -- Scott
"It was fun reading and I tried to
read a lot of books." -- Carly
"I want to do it again because it
was fun." -- Debra
"It made me feel better because I
helped people." -- Sal
(cont. on p. 9)
Here comes Santa Claus....who thumbed a ride to the event from
the Bethoage Fire Department.
Look at those legs!!!!!!
The Bethpage Chamber of
Commerce Holiday Lighting
Ceremony was nothing short of
magical. On December 3 over 1000
Bethpage residents took to the
streets of Bethpage to usher in the
holidays by lighting our gorgeous 40
foot Christmas tree and our
beautiful Menorah. The ceremony
began with the melodious voices of
the St. Paul's Choir who got
everyone into the holiday spirit. Gary
Bretton, Gary Bretton, Chamber
President and Nassau County
Legislator Ed Mangano spoke to the
crowd and wished everyone a happy
healthy holiday. Next Rabbi Gordon
and Roslee Radish of the Bethpage
Jewish Community Center
addressed the gathering and wished
all a wonderful holiday. Residents
were then treated to the powerful
voice of Cantor Mordechai Dier and
children from the BJCC. Then in was
countdown time and before we knew
it over 2000 lights were shining
brightly on Bethpage Christmas Tree
(cont. on p. 10 & 11)